Does this genre define you?

[Justin]

What do I mean by this? It's simple, is this genre an important part in your life or your writing? Do you consider yourself a Weird Western writer?

I'm not sure of the rest of you but I don't think the genre defines me, I have a significant amount of interest in it but I don't revolve around it in any way and it's just one of the few genres to which I write in. I do plan to write more weird westerns so maybe it will define in a bit more but as of right now I consider myself a fan, writer and spectator in the genre.

What about you, does the Weird Western genre define you?

[Ashe]

Currently, it defines my writing but that's a temporary thing. And it's not even entirely accurate. Slamming high fantasy into the weird western ends up being more than one thing by a lot. I have a sci-fi premise I'll be starting after I get done with Grimluk 5 though and it'll be (provided I can pull it off) a philosophical pew pew space opera. Like Star Trek and Farscape had a baby. Because that's kind of what it will boil down to. And who knows, maybe one day I'll take a crack at doing a full-fledged horror novel. I have no idea, especially when I've been attempting to weave a lot of horror into Grimluk.

If I was gonna say any genre would define me, it'd probably be fantasy. I have the most ideas for fantasy stuff and I'm always excited for good monsters and strange locations.

[Quentin]

I think it defined me at first, since my first novel was a weird western, as well as my first sequel. Now I'm branching out though, so I suppose not. I think I'll always be working in the genre, just not exclusively.

[Ashe]

Too many possibilities to be exclusive. For me at least. I don't read just one thing so why write just one?

[Justin]

Good point Ashe

[Ashe]

I think tthat's probably why sso many of love the genre. It's not just one thing.